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Walking in the light of God

I had the privilege of attending the African Eucharistic Congress last month in Bethesda, representing St. Bernardine Parish and the archdiocesan Office of African American Catholic Ministries. The first day marked the 18th Conference of African Clergy and Religious who live and minister in the United States, a day of unity and support.
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Marylanders face critical decision on marriage

Baltimore's archbishop talks about the need to view the same-sex marriage issue in a " rational, dispassionate yet loving manner."
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Tolerance a two-way street

Filmmakers rarely pay the price for the violence they incite with their movies.
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Pounding the pavement

My husband and I religiously attended Back On My Feet (BOMF) until March, a month before we got married. The final weeks of wedding planning were all-consuming. Then we went on our honeymoon. In May we started settling into married life and BOMF fell to the wayside.   Last month we
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Training helps intercultural understanding

Last week, one Korean community and one Chamorro/Guamanian community in the United States were told to cancel Masses in parishes where they have been worshiping. Also, a small group of 20-something Hispanic immigrants were denied a space for weekly prayer and faith formation on their parish grounds. This is hard to believe.
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Mercy High alumna serves abused girls locally and abroad

In May 2009, a few months after deciding to start a party-planning business catering to girls, Joanne Gallion sat on a curb at Walt Disney World in Orlando and watched girls dressed in princess costumes walk by.
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Redemptorist Father Poux remembered as ‘a solid priest’

A funeral Mass for Redemptorist Father Francis Poux will be offered Sept. 21 at noon at Stella Maris.
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J. Christopher Stevens (1960-2012)

Father Robert Leavitt reflects on the death of Christhoper Stevens, U.S. Ambassador to Libya.
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It is good to mend friends, but you have to know how

  The sun did not shine. Skies were scary and gray. So we ran from the car On that wet yesterday. And Leo was sprinting, His Cat on his arm, When the Cat’s tie ripped off. Leo yelped with alarm. The Cat is his friend, Oh-so-special and dear, And I watched Leo’s eyes As they...
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Deacon Monaghan served Annapolis parish for nearly 30 years

Deacon James C. Monaghan Jr., a deacon of St. Andrew by the Bay in Annapolis for nearly 30 years, died of complications from recent surgery Sept. 14 at Laurel Regional Hospital. He was 69.
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Uncommon ways to exercise (aka playing with the neighborhood kids)

  If you didn’t already know, I’m not married nor do I have children. The closest is my 11-year-old brother since I am old enough to be his mother! But there are a fair number of little kids around my block who are just great kids. One of the reasons I hear
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What’s scarier than dining out with preschoolers?

  Now that we’re a family of four, we don’t eat out much anymore. There’s the expense, of course. But the real reason is that it can be stressful. Our sons love to eat, so that helps. But making sure they are quietly entertained while we wait for the food to arrive can
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